The Warren Buffett 10%
Who do you want to be?
Hey friend
Welcome to 200 Word Tuesdays. Where we give you short, actionable ideas to implement in your project management. We promise that you haven’t heard these powerful ideas anywhere else. Let’s get started.
In a speech at the University of Georgia, Warren Buffett gave the following simple, but important advice.
… write down the qualities of that person that you'd like to buy 10 percent of, look at that list and ask yourself, is there anything on that list I couldn't do? Ben Franklin did this and my old boss Ben Graham did this at early ages in their young teens, Ben Graham looked around and he said, "Who do I admire?" And he wanted to be admired himself and he said, "Why do I admire these other people?" And he said, "If I admire them for these reasons, maybe other people would admire me if I behave in a similar manner." And he decided what kind of a person he wanted to be.
In short, he advised that you simply copy the characteristics of someone you admire.
In his book “Steal Like An Artist”, Austin Kleon shares the same sentiment.
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.
I’d encourage you to take the advice of these legends seriously.
Study others and integrate their best sides into yourself.
Do it earnestly and do it while being true to yourself.
See you next week,
Jonathan (The Effective Project Manager)
Our new course, “Running Projects as a Remote Project Manager” transforms you into a remote project leader.
Learn the skills you won't find in any textbook.
Join the free waitlist by clicking the link above.
See you inside!